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{
"term": "way",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a method, style or manner of doing something",
"sensetop": "way to do somethingway of doing somethingway (that)…in the… wayin the way (that)…in a way that…",
"labels": "(informal, disapproving)",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I prefer to do things the easy way."
},
{
"text": "I love him and I think he feels **the same way**."
},
{
"text": "I'm sure we can **find a way** to make this work.",
"contextForm": "way to do something"
},
{
"text": "Using the subway is **the only way to** avoid the traffic."
},
{
"text": "**That's no way** to speak to your mother!"
},
{
"text": "I'm not happy with this way of working.",
"contextForm": "way of doing something"
},
{
"text": "It's not what you say, it's the way that you say it.",
"contextForm": "way (that)…"
},
{
"text": "I **hate the way** she always criticizes me."
},
{
"text": "I told you we should have done it **my way**!"
},
{
"text": "She dresses **in the same way** as her sister.",
"contextForm": "in the… way"
},
{
"text": "Infectious diseases can be acquired in several ways."
},
{
"text": "**In this way**, we can track the storms as they move across the ocean."
},
{
"text": "It works in the way you'd expect.",
"contextForm": "in the way (that)…"
},
{
"text": "New technology has radically changed **the way in which** this work is done."
},
{
"text": "She writes in a way that is easy to understand.",
"contextForm": "in a way that…"
},
{
"text": "I generally get what I want **one way or another** *(= by some means)*."
},
{
"text": "That's not the right way to hold a pair of scissors."
},
{
"text": "Artists began to invent new ways of painting."
},
{
"text": "Most people are creative in one way or another."
},
{
"text": "You'll have to close everything down and restart your computer. It's the only way."
},
{
"text": "to look at ways of improving language teaching"
},
{
"text": "I like the way (that) you did that."
},
{
"text": "There are several possible ways of dealing with this problem."
},
{
"text": "They were asked to come up with ways of working more efficiently."
},
{
"text": "This is the best way of keeping in touch with friends while you're away."
},
{
"text": "What way would you use?"
},
{
"text": "You won't impress the judges that way."
},
{
"text": "a unique way of settling disputes"
},
{
"text": "a sure-fire way to get him to do whatever I want"
},
{
"text": "a cost-effective way to boost performance"
},
{
"text": "Do you remember? Or, put another way, do you know?"
},
{
"text": "God works in mysterious ways."
},
{
"text": "I chose a different way of collecting data."
},
{
"text": "I would think of some clever way to get myself out of this situation."
},
{
"text": "One way or another, I'm going to make it."
},
{
"text": "Students develop those skills in myriad ways."
},
{
"text": "The best way to open it is with pliers."
},
{
"text": "The most important way to stop accidental drownings is by education."
},
{
"text": "There are a number of ways to overcome this problem."
},
{
"text": "There is no subtle way to tell someone that you no longer want them."
},
{
"text": "They believe he'll figure out a way to make it work."
},
{
"text": "They've explored every possible way of dealing with the problem."
},
{
"text": "We are searching for innovative and creative ways to solve the many problems facing us."
},
{
"text": "They have never contributed in any meaningful way to our civilization."
},
{
"text": "We did it the old-fashioned way."
},
{
"text": "We expect computers to react a certain way, in certain situations."
},
{
"text": "They see the project as a way of helping poor families."
},
{
"text": "The only way to avoid GM ingredients is to buy certified organic food."
},
{
"text": "University changed the way I viewed the world."
},
{
"text": "I don't agree with his way of thinking."
},
{
"text": "The problem can be seen in a variety of ways."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["convenient", "easy", "effective"],
"… of ways": ["number"],
"verb + way": ["have", "explore", "look at"],
"preposition": ["in a/the way"],
"phrases": ["in a certain way", "in a big way", "in every way"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a particular manner or style of behaviour",
"sensetop": "in a… way",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "They grinned at her in a friendly way.",
"contextForm": "in a… way"
},
{
"text": "**It was not his way** to admit that he had made a mistake."
},
{
"text": "Don't worry, if she seems quiet—**it's just her way**."
},
{
"text": "He was showing off, **as is the way** with adolescent boys."
},
{
"text": "He has a way of staring at you that is very unnerving."
},
{
"text": "She worked hard to act in an honest way."
},
{
"text": "‘Hi there,’ said Tom in a friendly way."
},
{
"text": "She's behaving in a very mysterious way."
},
{
"text": "She spoke in a way that put everyone at their ease."
},
{
"text": "He was a handsome man in a sinister sort of way."
},
{
"text": "Try to approach this in a sensible way."
},
{
"text": "I could tell he liked her from the way he looked at her."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the typical way of behaving and living of a particular group of people",
"examples": [
{
"text": "After ten years I'm used to the strange British ways."
},
{
"text": "She always said that the old ways were the best."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a route or road that you take in order to reach a place",
"sensetop": "way to…way from… to…",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to **ask somebody the way**"
},
{
"text": "Do you know the way?"
},
{
"text": "Can you **tell me the way** to Leicester Square?",
"contextForm": "way to…"
},
{
"text": "the **best/quickest/shortest way** from A to B",
"contextForm": "way from… to…"
},
{
"text": "We went the **long way round**."
},
{
"text": "Can you tell me the way out of here?"
},
{
"text": "He showed us the way."
},
{
"text": "She asked him the way to the station."
},
{
"text": "The way across the fields is longer but pleasanter."
},
{
"text": "The way through the woods is quicker."
},
{
"text": "We walked along the covered way to the science building."
},
{
"text": "the easiest way from my house to yours"
},
{
"text": "I didn't know the way and I had no map."
},
{
"text": "I stopped to ask the way."
},
{
"text": "I think they must have gone the long way round."
},
{
"text": "Is this the right way to the station?"
},
{
"text": "The quickest way to the house is through the woods."
},
{
"text": "We parted ways once we went off to college."
},
{
"text": "They've led the way in achieving political and social reforms."
},
{
"text": "I'll be with you every step of the way."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["best", "quickest", "right"],
"verb + way": ["go", "part", "go out of"],
"preposition": [
"along the way",
"in the/your way",
"out of the/your way"
],
"phrases": ["take the easy way out", "the way back", "the way forward"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "the route along which somebody/something is moving; the route that somebody/something would take if there was nothing stopping them/it",
"sensetop": "along the way+ adv./prep.",
"labels": "(figurative)(figurative)",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**Get out of my way!** I'm in a hurry."
},
{
"text": "Riot police with shields were blocking the demonstrators' way."
},
{
"text": "Unfortunately they ran into a snowstorm along the way.",
"contextForm": "along the way"
},
{
"text": "We fought our way through the dense vegetation.",
"contextForm": "+ adv./prep."
},
{
"text": "We will eventually find a way out of the crisis."
},
{
"text": "A fallen tree blocked the way."
},
{
"text": "He couldn't find a way through the bracken."
},
{
"text": "He had to navigate his way through the city's one-way streets."
},
{
"text": "He edged his way along the wall."
},
{
"text": "She fought her way up to the top of the company."
},
{
"text": "We saw a dreadful accident along the way."
},
{
"text": "A fallen tree was blocking their way."
},
{
"text": "They had to fight their way through the crowd."
},
{
"text": "They inched their way along the tunnel."
},
{
"text": "Could you please get those boxes out of my way?"
},
{
"text": "The procession snaked its way through the town."
},
{
"text": "The withdrawal of troops should clear the way for a peace settlement."
},
{
"text": "The river wound its way through the valley."
},
{
"text": "The climber inched his way up the sheer cliff face."
},
{
"text": "She bluffed her way through the exam."
},
{
"text": "The street wove its way through the hills."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["best", "quickest", "right"],
"verb + way": ["go", "part", "go out of"],
"preposition": [
"along the way",
"in the/your way",
"out of the/your way"
],
"phrases": ["take the easy way out", "the way back", "the way forward"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "a road, path or street for travelling along",
"examples": [
{
"text": "There's a way across the fields."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "used in the names of streets",
"examples": [
{
"text": "106 Headley Way"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 8,
"definition": "a particular direction; in a particular direction",
"sensetop": "which, this, that, etc. way",
"labels": "(figurative)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Which way did they go?"
},
{
"text": "We just missed a car coming **the other way**."
},
{
"text": "Look **both ways** *(= look left and right)* before crossing the road."
},
{
"text": "Make sure that sign's **the right way up**."
},
{
"text": "The pipe could be moved a few inches **either way**."
},
{
"text": "Kids were running **this way and that** *(= in all directions)*."
},
{
"text": "They decided to split the money four ways *(= between four different people)*."
},
{
"text": "Which way *(= for which party)* are you going to vote?"
},
{
"text": "He looked my way, but didn't seem to recognize me."
},
{
"text": "Walk this way, please."
},
{
"text": "I went the opposite way."
},
{
"text": "There's a huge storm heading this way."
},
{
"text": "They've gone the wrong way."
},
{
"text": "He narrowly avoided a car coming the other way."
},
{
"text": "Try it the other way around."
},
{
"text": "Which way up does this box go?"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["both", "opposite", "right"],
"verb + way": ["go", "lead", "point"],
"phrases": ["the… way around", "the… way round", "the… way up"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 9,
"definition": "a means of going into or leaving a place, such as a door or gate",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the **way in/out**"
},
{
"text": "They escaped out the back way."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 10,
"definition": "a distance or period of time between two points",
"labels": "also North American English, informal(figurative)(North American English, informal)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "A little way up on the left is the Museum of Modern Art."
},
{
"text": "We had to go **a long way** before we found a place to eat."
},
{
"text": "September was **a long way off**."
},
{
"text": "You came **all this way** to see us?"
},
{
"text": "The area's wine industry still has **a way to go** to full maturity."
},
{
"text": "We still have **a ways to go**."
},
{
"text": "It's quite a way from my house to the shops."
},
{
"text": "Your birthday is still some way off."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["long", "little", "short"],
"verb + way": ["come", "go"],
"preposition": ["way from", "way to"],
"phrases": ["all the way", "the whole way", "the whole way through"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 11,
"definition": "an area, a part of a country, etc.",
"sensetop": "over/down… waydown your/my way",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I think he lives somewhere over Greenwich way.",
"contextForm": "over/down… way"
},
{
"text": "I'll stop by and see you next time I'm down your way.",
"contextForm": "down your/my way"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 12,
"definition": "a particular aspect of something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I have changed in every way."
},
{
"text": "It's been quite a day, **one way and another** *(= for several reasons)*."
},
{
"text": "They're alike in more ways than one."
},
{
"text": "They're different in every way."
},
{
"text": "Can I help you in any way?"
}
],
"synonyms": "respect"
},
{
"senseNumber": 13,
"definition": "a particular condition or state",
"sensetop": "in a… way",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The economy's in a bad way.",
"contextForm": "in a… way"
},
{
"text": "I don't know how we're going to manage, **the way things are**."
},
{
"text": "The way things are going, I think that's achievable."
},
{
"text": "She is content with the way things are."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "on the other side of the street, etc.",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Music blared from the open window of the house across the way."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "during the whole journey/period of time",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She didn't speak a word to me all the way back home."
},
{
"text": "the whole way to Arizona"
},
{
"text": "This bus doesn't go all the way so you'll have to change."
},
{
"text": "I watched the movie the whole way through."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "completely; as much as it takes to achieve what you want",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm fighting him all the way."
},
{
"text": "You can feel that the audience is with her all the way."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "as you make progress with something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "You'll learn something along the way."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that things often happen in a particular way, especially when it is not convenient",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "however you choose to look at a situation",
"labels": "(North American English, informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to behave or do things in a particular manner because it is part of your character",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's not his fault he's so pompous—he was born that way."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to be easy compared with what came before",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's all downhill from here. We'll soon be finished."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to become worse or less successful",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's been all downhill for his career since then, with four defeats in five games."
},
{
"text": "I started work as a journalist and it was downhill all the way for my health."
}
],
"topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to be easy compared with what came before",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's downhill all the way from here. We'll soon be finished."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to become worse or less successful",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I started work as a journalist and it was downhill all the way for my health."
},
{
"text": "It's been all downhill for his career since then, with four defeats in five games."
}
],
"topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to have habits or opinions that you have had for a long time and that you do not want to change",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Grandma is so set in her ways."
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to have nearly achieved something and be going to achieve it soon",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She is well on the way to recovery."
},
{
"text": "He is well on the way to establishing himself among the top ten players in the world."
}
],
"topics": ["Success"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "by a great amount",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was the best by a long way."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to introduce a comment or question that is not directly related to what you have been talking about",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "By the way, I found that book you were looking for."
},
{
"text": "What's the time, by the way?"
},
{
"text": "Oh by the way, if you see Jackie, tell her I'll call her this evening."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "by a route that includes the place mentioned",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The artist recently arrived in Paris from Bulgaria by way of Vienna."
},
{
"text": "She came to TV by way of drama school."
}
],
"synonyms": "via"
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "as a form of something; for something; as a means of something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He received £600 by way of compensation from the company."
},
{
"text": "She rolled her eyes by way of an answer and left."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to start to live or behave in a different way from before",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was in trouble with the police as a teenager but now he’s completely changed his ways."
},
{
"text": "Your father is unlikely to change his ways now."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to gradually achieve something or move somewhere by being determined and using a lot of effort",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She clawed her way to the top of her profession."
},
{
"text": "Slowly, he clawed his way out from under the collapsed building."
}
],
"topics": ["Success"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to remove things that are stopping the progress or movement of something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The ruling could clear the way for extradition proceedings."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to happen to you by chance, or when you were not expecting it",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He took the first job that came his way."
},
{
"text": "Have any interesting articles come your way recently?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to have two opposite effects or results",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that it does not matter which one of two possibilities happens, is chosen or is true",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Was it his fault or not? Either way, an explanation is due."
},
{
"text": "We could meet today or tomorrow—I don't mind one way or the other."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "in all directions",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Her hair tumbled every which way."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to move along carefully, for example when it is dark, by touching walls, objects, etc.",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to be careful about how you do things, usually because you are in a situation that you are not familiar with",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was new in the job, still feeling her way."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to discover the right route (to a place)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I hope you can find your way home."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to come to a place or a situation by chance or without intending to",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He eventually found his way into acting."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to become used to doing something/to lose the habit of doing something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The women had got into the way of going up on the deck every evening."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to prevent somebody from doing something; to prevent something from happening",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He wouldn't allow emotions to get in the way of him doing his job."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to get or do what you want, especially when somebody has tried to stop you",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She always gets her own way in the end."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to break or fall down",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The pillars gave way and a section of the roof collapsed."
},
{
"text": "Her numb leg gave way beneath her and she stumbled clumsily."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to stop resisting somebody/something; to agree to do something that you do not want to do",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He refused to give way on any of the points."
}
],
"topics": ["Discussion and agreement"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to allow somebody/something to be or go first",
"labels": "(British English)",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Give way to traffic already on the roundabout."
}
],
"topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to allow yourself to be very strongly affected by something, especially an emotion",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Flinging herself on the bed, she gave way to helpless misery."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to be replaced by something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The storm gave way to bright sunshine."
},
{
"text": "As he drew nearer, his anxiety gave way to relief."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to have full sexual intercourse with somebody",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to have known each other for a long time",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We go back a long way, he and I."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to last a long time",
"labels": "(ironic)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She seems to make her money go a long way."
},
{
"text": "A small amount of this paint goes a long way *(= covers a large area)*."
},
{
"text": "I find that **a little of** Jerry's company can **go a long way** *(= I quickly get tired of being with him)*."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to help very much/a little in achieving something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The new law goes a long way towards solving the problem."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to make a special effort to do something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He would always go out of his way to be friendly towards her."
},
{
"text": "She went out of her way to help them."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to do as you choose, especially when somebody has advised you against it",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's best to let her go her own way if you don't want a fight."
},
{
"text": "He's always gone his own way when it comes to design."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to end a relationship with somebody",
"examples": [
{
"text": "When the business was sold they went their separate ways."
},
{
"text": "They decided to go their separate ways after being together for five years."
},
{
"text": "When we finished school, we all went our separate ways."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to go in a different direction from somebody you have been travelling with",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to travel in the same direction as somebody",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm going your way—I'll walk with you."
},
{
"text": "I'm going your way, so we can walk together."
},
{
"text": "She was going my way, so we talked as we walked."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to go well for you; to be in your favour",
"examples": [
{
"text": "By the third round he knew the fight was going his way."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to die",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "by having an unpleasant experience or by making mistakes",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She won't listen to my advice so she'll just have to **learn the hard way**."
},
{
"text": "He learned about the dangers of drugs the hard way."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to have made a lot of progress",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We've come a long way since the early days of the project."
},
{
"text": "The study of genes has come a long way in recent years."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be a sensible person",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to have or want to have the advantages of two different situations or ways of behaving that are impossible to combine",
"examples": [
{
"text": "You can't have it both ways. If you can afford to go out all the time, you can afford to pay off some of your debts."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say in an angry way that although you are not happy about something that somebody has said, you are not going to argue",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Oh OK, then. Have it your own way!"
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to have something arranged in the way that you want, even though other people want it to be arranged differently",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The German team weren't going to let the English have everything their own way."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to need to make a lot of progress before you can achieve something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She still has a long way to go before she's fully fit."
}
],
"topics": ["Success"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that something often happens in a particular way, especially when it is out of your control",
"examples": [
{
"text": "First love affairs have a way of not working out."
},
{
"text": "Fate has a way of changing the best of plans."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be good at dealing with somebody/something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He has a way with small children."
},
{
"text": "She has a way with words *(= is very good at expressing herself)*."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to persuade somebody to have sex with you",
"labels": "(old-fashioned, humorous)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to explain what you would do if you had total control over something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "If I had my way, smoking would be banned completely."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "of any type",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I don't approve of violence in any shape or form."
},
{
"text": "I can't stand insects in any shape or form."
},
{
"text": "I do not condone bullying in any way, shape or form."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "on a large/small scale",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The new delivery service has taken off in a big way."
},
{
"text": "Many people are investing in a small way in the stock market."
},
{
"text": "He then started spending money in a big way."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "(to be/become) pregnant",
"labels": "(old-fashioned, informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to show that a statement has more than one meaning",
"examples": [
{
"text": "With the first goal he used his head in more ways than one."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say what normally happens in a particular situation",
"labels": "(British English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "In the ordinary way, she's not a nervous person."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "how and when you want to, even though this might annoy other people",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He always does the work, but in his own sweet time."
},
{
"text": "She just ignores all the criticism and continues in her own sweet way."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to some extent; not completely",
"examples": [
{
"text": "In a way it was one of our biggest mistakes."
},
{
"text": "It's more interesting, in some ways, to watch what's going on behind the scenes here."
},
{
"text": "In a certain way, all of that is true."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "in a manner that is appropriate to or typical of a person or thing but that may seem unusual to other people",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I expect she does love you in her own way."
},
{
"text": "The building is very attractive in its own way."
},
{
"text": "He was attractive in his own way."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "stopping somebody from moving or doing something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "You'll have to move—you're in my way."
},
{
"text": "I left them alone, as I felt I was in the way."
},
{
"text": "There were several rocks in the way."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used in questions and negative sentences to talk about the types of something that are available",
"examples": [
{
"text": "There isn't much in the way of entertainment in this place."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to avoid somebody",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Let's keep out of her way while she's in such a bad mood."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be familiar with a place, subject, etc.",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to make a lot of money easily and feel very pleased about it",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to get yourself into or out of a situation by lying",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to deliberately avoid seeing somebody/something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Prison officers know what's going on, but look the other way."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to become lost",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We lost our way in the dark."
},
{
"text": "She lost her way in the fog."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to forget or move away from the purpose or reason for something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I feel that the project has lost its way."
},
{
"text": "This project seems to have lost its way."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to allow somebody/something to pass; to allow somebody/something to take the place of somebody/something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Make way for the Lord Mayor!"
},
{
"text": "Tropical forest is felled to make way for grassland."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to move or